Longleat Safari and Adventure Park

Longleat Safari Park
Longleat Safari Park's lion reserve, with a warning sign
Longleat Safari Park is located in Wiltshire
Longleat Safari Park
Longleat Safari Park
 Longleat Safari Park shown within Wiltshire
TypeSafari park
LocationWiltshire
Nearest cityWarminster
OS gridST818434
Coordinates51°11′24″N 2°15′40″W / 51.19°N 2.261°W / 51.19; -2.261
Area9,000 acres (36.42 km2)
Created1966
Visitors904,714 (in 2018)[1]
Camp sitesYes
Websitewww.longleat.co.uk

Longleat Safari and Adventure Park in Wiltshire, England, was opened in 1966 as the world's first drive-through safari park outside Africa.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "ALVA – Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". alva.org.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ Mary Chipperfield (1972). Lions on the Lawn. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. ISBN 978-0-00-613025-3.
  3. ^ The lions and loins of Longleat The Sunday Times Retrieved 18 February 2011
  4. ^ Vines, Gail (2 December 1982). "Safari Parks, after the Honeymoon". New Scientist. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

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